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Cal35C Traveler Car (3) jssailem at 9:42am 05.06.16 Parts Search 2/805 Ok you sailors of old boats. I have a traveler car that is showing it's age (gouges on both sides of
Fresh water tank leak Sillybilly at 8:58am 05.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1037 I have a 2000 Hunter 450 Passage and there seems to be a leak in the 90 gallon tank under the Nav st
Correct distance apart for mooring ties poles? Mike Madeira Beach at 8:13am 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 2/920 Hi All, We have just purchased an Irwin Citation 38, she has a 12ft 6 beam. We are arranging to have
Reefing lines update drdanj at 8:01am 05.06.16 Big Boats 4/1120 My '83 Catalina 36 has a double reef setup, (ending at the mast). The lines are huge, 5/8s or bigger
bf8ah handlebar removal mick hodapp at 6:11am 05.06.16 Trailer Sailors 3/897 hi folks, does anyone on this forum happen to have any information or advice on how to remove a brok
Building a Cradle CYQK at 4:24am 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1680 Have a 42 foot boat and getting ready to build a cradle for it. Was in Duluth last week and noticed
O'Day 222 Minor leak in the cabin DanC at 7:31pm 05.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2082 Hello all. I've been watching the forum for two years now since I bought a '84 222 but this is my fi
Buying used sail pulsewave at 7:00pm 05.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/611 Hi all, I'm considering buying a used main sail (for my Mac 22). The sail says V222 396 and has slug
Heat Exchanger Maintenance YGM20 (1) Canonshooternb at 6:28pm 05.05.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1315 I am looking for some advice on required maintenance for a heat exchanger in a YGM20. The boat has b
mount and run coax down mast and through cabin Jebjobs at 5:54pm 05.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3667 Havent seen pics of anyone else beside me mounting a Shakespeare antenna on my mast head running th
Looking for some expertise on a 28 O'day (3) Chip Doughty at 4:58pm 05.05.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1353 Hello, I was looking for some advice and please be patient, just learning. I'm looking to get a 28ft
Looking for Horizon Standard WS45 Wincup KeithMidgette at 2:19pm 05.05.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1326 I lost the wind cup assembly for the WS45 Analog Direction/Digital Speed Wind Instrument on my 1966
Accessing motor mount hardware on 19 ft day sailor Ranger1042 at 1:45pm 05.05.16 Day Sailers 2/765 Accessing the motor mount nuts and bolts. Has anyone figure out anything that avoids cutting out the
Easy Solution to Jib Cleats H240 (2) bamabaxter at 1:31pm 05.05.16 Smaller Boats 2/1032 I have seen several remedies to the jib sheet cleat issue on the 240. I finally found a cheap and e
Is this a bad idea? (1) Justin_NSA at 12:32pm 05.05.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1545 I'd like to replace my cheap, ugly garden center dock boxes with something nice. I found plans for b
Shipping by USPS to Canada question kito at 11:45am 05.05.16 Ask All Sailors 25/1329 So I sent my Campbell Sailor prop to West by North in Vancouver BC to have it re-pitched and balance
Today it gets real: (3) pclarksurf at 10:16am 05.05.16 Catalina 22 143/20675 I made the rash assumption that the extremely capable sandblaster who works with the Department of E
Leave it on or off Karyon at 10:01am 05.05.16 Trailer Sailors 21/2260 So what do most of you trailer sailors do with the windex on the mast when the mast is down and trav
GALLING B00MER0N at 9:34am 05.05.16 Ask All Sailors 2/658 I have read with interest the many articles on galling of stainless steel parts but also had this ha
AIS reporting opinions please Ken Cross at 9:12am 05.05.16 Ask All Sailors 10/760 I recently changed smartphones to a Nexus 5X (Android) and no longer have my apps from my Iphone. On

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leak in aft berth stern corners colin59 at 6:29am 10.31.23 took the aft teak bulkhead off and no evidence of leaks from fuel, waste tank or from any of the mec
macerator doesn't have enough oumph dlochner at 6:13am 10.31.23 s 0.6m = 23.6 inches. And usually this is wishful thinking for an impellor type pump on the part o
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? shemandr at 6:02am 10.31.23 ... should I not fix her up? ... It's a fair question. It might be better to learn what you can f
2013+ MH-40 Discussion BourbonSailor at 5:42am 10.31.23 @Bob R. and tfox2069. I looked at the MH 40 over the weekend, and she is a nice boat. I have another
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:52am 10.31.23 Practice is recommended but not at the dock
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 4:47am 10.31.23 Hi George. H36, a nice boat, and perfect for two people. Glad you're enjoying her. A similar experie
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? LakeShark at 4:41am 10.31.23 Hey LakeShark! No worries: keep it coming! Maybe I should reframe my question as: should I not fix
Its funny Friday! (2) Captain Larry-DH at 4:24am 10.31.23 Seen yesterday at a marina. Look closely at the object on the ground next to the trash can. Maybe h
Its funny Friday! Ward H at 10:27pm 10.30.23 A lady of the evening sees a lonely man walking along the street, approaches him and says "I will d
1975 oday 22 (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:10pm 10.30.23 From what I can see ,that is a shoal draft keel . The centerboard will be inside the keel . Could y
Keel bolts on a 23-2 Sunbird22358 at 9:58pm 10.30.23 I don't know what those bolts are for, but they do not hold the keel on! The keel on the 23-2 is mol
Extending Table Leafs artboas at 9:13pm 10.30.23
Extending Table Leafs artboas at 9:06pm 10.30.23 One more hint beyond Arts ... I didn't get the shorter posts with mine. So I made some out of 4 inc
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:04pm 10.30.23 The macerator sits up pretty high above the tank (about 18-24") lor type pump on the part of the
leak in aft berth stern corners colin59 at 8:04pm 10.30.23 without the matress's and still h2o...the port side hull vinyl wall covering was wet at the bottom
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Richard19068 at 7:57pm 10.30.23 - tried running macerator while using a hose into the deck plate, hoping to get the pump to prime.
Hunter 290 stack pac main sail cover colin59 at 7:51pm 10.30.23 thanks... Colin
macerator doesn't have enough oumph JoeWhite at 7:23pm 10.30.23 Can you disconnect that side of T that connects to the macerator to check if it is clogged? Pumpout
Hunter 290 stack pac main sail cover Tally Ho at 7:23pm 10.30.23
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Terry Cox at 6:57pm 10.30.23

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